Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-14
State AFFAIRS.
Acknowledgement Hogg Makes Rul
ing That Will Interest County
Attorneys in the State.
The Witnesses in the Judge Willis
Case Reach Austin-The InVe, IT,
tiOn to Proceed To-Day.
The Session of the Legislature Must be
Prolonged After Sixty Days or an
Extra Session be Called.
AN IMPORTANT RULING.

AUSTIN, len, Feb. l3.-Ile Attorney
General has made q ruling that will be
of great value to county attorneys
throughout the state, settling question
relative to their fees that has been an
open question for number of years.
The ruling grows out of an application to
the office by a county attorney to be in
formed whether justice of the peace
on the Plea of guilty could pay over the
fee of So granted to county attorneys
under the provision of the law regulating
his fee OF office to 8 county attorney pro
TEN. Attorney General Hogg, answering
this query, holds that the law regu
lating the appointment of county
attorneys pro TEN. relates to the law re-
the regular terms of the county and just
ices courts, and prosecute all cases in
behalf of the state, and provides in case
of his absence for the appointment of 8
county attorney pro tenn, to receive the
same fees while acting as such that are
granted the county attorney elected to the
Office, but the right of justices OF the
peace to appoint county attorneys pro
TEN. does not extend to the right of ap-
pointing q pro TEN. county attorney
out Of term time. When 8 defendant
desires to plead guilty in such cases it is
the duty Of the Justice of the peace TO
receive the plea of guilty, and, in the alb
senCe a the duly elected county attorney,
10 collect the So and turn it over to the
treasurer of the county as part OF the
county revenue.
THE JUDGE WILLIS CASE.
The witnesses in the Judge Willis case
from the Panhandle have arrived, and Il
is understood that the investigation will
proceed again tomorrow evening.
THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF II.
From present indications it will be
safe to say that the session will either be
prolonged beyond the sixty days, the end
of the $5-a-day period, or the
Governor will be compelled to exercise
his prerogative and call an extra session
to attend matters, that cannot be passed
over to the next regular ses-
sion. Some of the members
are already getting homesick, and
say that they will not stay on the S2-a
day basis. But it is thought by members
who are serving their second and third
term that no such spirit will prevail when
it comes TO the test, and ii necessary the
session Will be prolonged to ninety days.
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
From that source whence all rumors
and speculatiOns emanate comes the as
surance that the railroad commission bill
will not pass both houses Of the Legisla-
ture, and if it does that the Governor has
his veto gun loaded to the muzzle and
will shoot it on the spot.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN THE HOUSE.
Sunday is an of day in Legislation, and
a number of members living at an easy
distance from the capital are off to their
homes spending the day with their
families. Those that remained were
rounded up by the Chaplain, Rev. DIR.
f. T. Mitchell, who admonished them of
their shortcomings and warned them of
the "ways that are dark and the tricks
that are vain.
APPROPRIATION Bull.
The principal changes N TIRE appropria-
ton bill as reported by the finance COM
mlttee in the Senate as.follows:
Instead Of two clerks in the stste de-
partment at salary OF Sl400 and $500, !
respectively, it is two clerks, $1,000.
In the CJmptroller's the boOkkeeper
gets $500; increase, 500. Receiving
clerk, $500; increase, $500. Chief tax
clerk, $500; increase, $500. Two war
rant clerks, $4,000; increase, $500. Two
corresponding clerks, 5000; increase,
$500. Two auditing clerks, $1,000; in
crease, $500. Deposit warrant CLERK,
$1,000; Increase, $500. Redemption and
examining clerk, 5000; increase, $500.
In General Land Office: First assistant !
clerk, $500; increase: $500. Supreme |
court, instead Of having three librarians |
with salary of $500 each, there is one of |
5000 at Austin, and one Of $500 each at |
Galveston and Tyler. Porter hire changed |.
from $500 to $40. In Judicial depart |
ment, $4,000 for special judges is changed |
to $500. Ia the diutant-General's de- |
partment, SIC, 900 is the amour: set aside |
for militia companies. This should be
changed to SIS, 900 by all means, as this I
amount is the least that should be set |
aside for this purpose.
TIE PHARMACY BILL.
The druggists who appeared before the |
committee on the pharmacy bill were met
with proposition to incorporate |
a clause in the bill to re-
STRAIN the drug houses from charg-
ing more than 33s per cent. profit,
and the bill would likely pass, at
least it is reported that a member OPP
posed the bill on that ground. 1t is said |
that the members of the pestle and NOR
tar fraternity were q little indignant
The qualifications set up in the bill for
pharmacists reads that any person in Or
der to be qualified shall be twenty-one |
years old and a graduate in pharmacy, or
shall have had four years practical ex-
perience IN the preparation of !
physicians prescriptions, in COM /
pounding and vending medicines, |
or shall be an assistant in pharmacy. |
Graduates in pharmacy shall be such as |
have obtained diploma from a regular
Incorporated college of pharmacy, that |
requires not less than four years. ex-
perience in stores where prescriptions OF
medical practitioners have been CON-
pounded, before said diploma is issued.
Pharmacists claiming the right CT |
being qualified under this act shall, at its |
organization, show to the satisfaction of |
the board of pharmacy, TO De created by |